THE NEW SPEARGUN BY SEAC

GUUN 30 KAMA NOVELTY FROM CATALOG 2016

Thanks to the collaboration with Mr Acampora, Nadirspearfishing team has had the opportunity to test one of the new key products by the company SEAC: The speargun Guun Kama 30.

SEAC presented in its catalog 2016 this new rifle with aluminum barrel and 28mm or 30mm round section available in black or camouflage version (kama). The two sections, imply the use of two different settings that allow to allocate the speargun to users with different needs. The barrel with the largest section ensures better performance in the presence of heavier loads, in fact, while the 28mm version is equipped with 14mm double bands and 6.5mm shaft, the 30mm one is equipped with 16mm double band and 140cm x 7mm shaft (these settings refer to the 95cm version). This weapon is definitely aimed at the most demanding fishermen engaged in fishing large preys. We asked to be able to test right this model measuring 95cm kama and here you’ll see it in detail.

Barrel

The barrel, as above, has a cylindrical section with an integrated shaft-track that is hollow in the middle. The bottom portion has a small rail that runs all along the barrel and that, in addition to contributing to the tightening of the latter acts as a track on which to slide a very useful accessory. Although the Italian company designed a very light weapon, did not fail to take into account the different set-up changes that all spearos usually try and consequently implemented the rail under the barrel to let a "floater" slide on. It is a floater in plastic, large nearly as much as a hand which is fixed without screws or clips and which can be positioned in any point of the barrel to adjust the balance. The normal pressure exerted by this accessory on the barrel allows it to remain fixed in the selected position but at the same time it can easily be moved to another point. In our opinion has no negative implications in the pointing and general movements. The concept behind this accessory is not exactly new, since it was already presented in the past by other Italian and French companies, nevertheless it remains useful and finds particular application in the longer gun measures, so say goodbye to polystyrene and cork attached with electrical tape on the barrel.

Shaft

The gun object of this test is supplied as standard with a 7mm mono-upper barb shaft, 140cm in length, made of steel 17-4 PH heat treated to be more resistant and at the same time elastic. The shaft is equipped with three shark fins pins and in the picture below you can see the distances that separate them from the bands.

Muzzles and bands

The muzzle was designed to house just at the tip a hard rubber part that allows you to securely hold the passage of the monofilament above the shaft. All spearos who use guns with open muzzles know how uncomfortable it can be to reload the gun in the water, especially in rough sea when the monofilament keep coming out continuously. This trick solves the problem.

The gun is supplied with a pair of power green 16mm circular bands. They are progressive bands (amber inside) with a thin dark green coextrusion outside. The length of the bands supplied by the company are equal to 300% elongation coefficient. The eyelets and the wishbones are made with a white cord while bottlenecks are realized by means of plastic rings. The first thing we did was replacing the white cord with some good Dyneema 2mm. To do this, however, it was necessary to saw off the plastic rings, taking care not to damage the band below.

Reel

The rifle is equipped standard with a polymer large capacity reel. The main features of this accessory are the small foldable knob, already present in other models from other manufacturers, and the clutch that in just half a turn firmly tightens the cord.

Handle

The handle is a small masterpiece itself as it is clear that designers paid a lot of attention to its details. The trigger mechanism is made of stainless steel (laser cutting) and is set back enough to bring the bands working space to 104cm. The trigger is long and very sensitive. The grip is very intuitive and in the photo you can see how a medium sized hand (sizes on the bottom) fits on the handle. The safe is in the space dedicated to the thumb, so once inserted it cannot be unnoticed. Furthermore it can also be switched off easily because the thumb is not engaged in the handle grip. Some other manufacturers on the contrary place it on the opposite side where the index finger is. The colored part may subsequently be replaced with another more voluminous for larger hands but this accessory will be available only later.

The overall weight of the speargun is 1.5kg, including all the accessories and the Dyneema cord in the reel. It is a product really well cured in its design and it is very evident even from the robust bag it is sold with. A quality product that will surely not disappoint users.

Soon the test at sea.